Screen hanger mechanism



Jan. 12, 1932. J. D. DYER SCREEN HANGER MECHANISM Filed Nov. 1, 1950 2Sheets-Sheet NVENTOR flit A TTOR/VE Y Jan. 12, 1932. J. D. DYER SCREENHANGER MECHANISM Filed Nov. 1, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR I w ATTORNEX Patented Jan. 12, 1932 JAMES D. DYEB, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURIscnnn v nausea monamsm 1 Application filed November 1, 1930. Serial No.492,770.

lVIy invention relates to improvements in screen hanger mechanisms.

It relates particularly toa hanger mechanism adapted for suspending'ascreen inthe fll upper part of a window.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a novel screen hangermechanism which is simple, strong, durable, not likely to get out oforder, which is readily applicable 19 to theusual screen and windowcasing,wh1 ch is cheap, which enables the screen tobe easily and quicklyhung in thewindow or removed therefrom, and to be disposed andreleasably .held in an open cient in operation. I

The novel features of rny invention are hereinafterfully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, wh ch illustrate my invention,

Fig. 1 is an outside elevation, partly broken away, of the preferredembodiment of my 1nvention, shown applied to a screenwhich is mountedina window.

Fig.2 is an enlarged elevation of one of the screen hangerme'chanisms,shownin F g. 1, .and shown mounted on the screenand cas ing, the screenbeing shown in the closed position.

- Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section similar to Fig. 3, the screen, however, being shownswung outwardly from the closed position.

Fig.5 is an enlarged section on the line 5.5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a perspective, enlarged, of the hanger member shown in Figs. 1to 5.

Fig. 7 is an outside elevation ofa screen and window casing providedwith two hanger mechanisms embodying a modification of my invention.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged elevation of one of the hanger mechanisms, shownin F g. 7, mounted on a frame and easing partly broken away.

Fig.9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8, the screen being shownclosed.

' Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 9, the screen being shown partlyopen.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of the hanger member shown inFigs. 7 to 10.

position, and which is eifi Similar characters of reference designatesimilar. parts in the different views.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 to 6, 1 designates a hanger membercomprising aflat plate fastened, as by screws 2, to the outer side andupper end of a screen frame 3 adjacent to one upper corner thereof. Thetwo screws 2 are respectively mounted in the upper rail and adjacentstile of the screen frame, whereby the hanger member serves as 60 abrace-for binding the rail and stile together.

The hanger member 1 extends above the upperedge of the frame 3 and isadapted to lie against the outer side of the window casing 4 above thescreen frame. That portion of the hanger member which projects above thescreen frame 3 is provided withan opening comprising, preferably, alongitudinal slot 5 which converges upwardly in width.

The slot 5 is adapted to receive therethrough a supporting member havinga threaded shank 6 inserted in the casing 4.

Said supporting member is provided at the outer end of the shank 6 witha resilient compressible and expansible head 7, the upper end of whichis convex and whichextends upwardly and outwardly from the shank 6, andthelower end of whichhas in its under side a recess 8. The head 7 andshank 6 are preferably a resilient wire one end of which forms the shank6 and the other end of which is part of the head 7 and is slidablevertically under the shank '6 on the casing 4.

F or slidably anchoringthe slidable portion 9 of the head 7 to thecasing 4, a clip 10 fastened to the casing 4 embraces the verticalslidable portion 9.

The head 7, when expanded, as shown in Fig; 3, is larger in diametervertically than the length of the slot 5, so that the head 7 must becompressed in order to pass through the slot 5. This constructionenables the head 7 to bear against the outer side of the hangermember 1. at the ends of the slot 5, thereby releasably holding thehanger member 1 from horizontal movement outwardly.

By swinging the lower .end of the screen frame 3 outwardly, the hangermember 1 will force upwardly the sliding portion 9 of the head 7 thuscompressing the head, so as to permit the hanger member 1 to swingoutwardly at its lower end to the position shown in solid lines in Fig.4, in which position the hanger member 1 will be in the recess 8,permitting the head 7 to expand so as to hold the hanger member 1 andthe screen frame in the downwardly and outwardly inclined open position,shown in solid lines in Fig. 4.

The convex upwardly and outwardlyextending upper part of the head 7,permits the hanger member 1 to be swung still further outwardly andupwardly to a position in which the head? will pass through the slot 5,and thus release the hanger member from the supporting member, when itis desired to remove the screen from the window. By reversing theoperation and inserting the head 7 through the slot 5, the hanger memberand screen frame may be replaced to the closed position, shown in Fig.3.

It will be understood that two hanger members 1 will be respectivelymounted on the upper corner portions of the frame 3, and that saidhanger members will respectively engage two supporting members, mountedin the casing 4, as shown in Fig. 1, and operative as has just beendescribed. In the modified form shown in Figs. 7 to 11, 11 designates ahanger member, similar to the hanger 1, similarly fastened by screws 2to the top rail and adjacent stile of the screenframe 3, and having apart extending above the screen frame provided with a longitudin-alslot12 and adapted to lie against the outer side of the casing 4, as shownin Fig. 9.

In the modified form, the supporting membercomprises a screw eye ofusual type, having a threaded shank 13 adapted for insertion into thecasing 4 above the frame .3, and having a circular. head or eye 14adapted to be inserted through the slot 12.

The screw eye is mounted in the casing 4 with the head bearing againstthe outer side of the casing. When the screen is inserted in the window,the head 14 is inserted through the slot 12, the hanger member 11resting at the upper end of the slot 12 on the convex upwardly andoutwardly extending upper edge of the head 14, which thus supports thehanger member 11 and frame 8 and holds the hanger member from horizontaloutward movement, but permitting the lower end of the hanger member 11to be swung outwardly, to open'the screen, or to permit the removal ofthe screen and hanger member, by swinging the hanger member 11 upwardlyand moving it outwardly,togetherwith the screen frame 3. Y V I In bothforms of my invention, the heads or eyes 7 and 14 by reason of theirconvex upwardly and outwardly extending upper edges support the screenhanger members andhold frame and havin an o enin and a su orting. memberhaving a portion adapted to be fastened to the toprail of a windowcasing, said supporting member having a resilient head adapted forinsertion through said opening, and when so inserted being compressedbetween the upper and lower ends of said opening, said head extendingupwardly and" outwardly from said portion and at its upper edge beingadapted to engage the outer side of said hanger member, whereby thelatter is held from horizontaloutward movement,

but is permitted to swing at its lower end outwardly, the lower side ofsaid head having a recess adapted to receive said hanger member at thelower end of said opening, said recess being'spaced from the inner endof said head, whereby, whensaid hanger memher is in said recess, saidresilient head will expand and hold said hanger member 111 an open postion.

2. In a screen hanger mechanism, a hanger member adapted to be fastenedto a screen frame and having an opening, and a resilient supporting wirehaving a shank at one end adapted to be inserted into the top rail of awindow casing, the other end of said wire being adaptedto be movedupwardly toward said shank, said wire extending upwardly and outwardlyfrom said shank and adapted to hold said hanger member from horizontaloutward movement but permitting it to swing at its lower end outwardly,said wire being adapted for insertion through said opening and adaptedto engage said hanger member at the upper and lower ends of saidopening. when said hanger is in the closed position of the screen, andin said position releasably holding said hanger member from swinging atits lower end outwardly and being comprcssible to permit said hangermember swinging at its lower end outwardly when outward pressure isapplied to the hanger member. 1

3. In a screen hanger mechanism, a hanger member having a longitudinalslot and adapted to be fastened to a screen frame with said slotdisposed. above'the upper edge of said frame, and a supporting membercomprising a resilient wire adapted for insertion atone .end into thetop rail of a window casing and lib Ill)

' compressed through said slot, the upper edge of said eyeextendingupwardly and outwardly from said rail, when the supporting memher is mounted thereon, the lower part of said eye being formed into anexternal recess adapted to receive said supporting member, the latter,when in said recess being releasably held in a downwardly and outwardlyinclined position, the lower portion of said eye being compressed andmoved upwardly when said hanger member is swung into and from the closedposition.

4. In a screen hanger mechanism, the combination with a window casingand a screen frame mounted therein, of a hanger member fastened to saidframe and extending above the upper edge thereof and having in theportion above said frame a longitudinal slot, and a supporting memberhaving a shank mounted on said casing above said frame and provided witha compressible and expansible resilient eye adapted to be compressedwhen forced through said slot through which the eye is insertible, saidlower portion of said eye having in its under side a recess adapted toreceive said hanger member which, in said recess, is releasably held bysaid eye in a downwardly and outwardly inclined position, and guidingmeans mounted on said casing in which a movable part of said eye isvertically slidable.

5. In a screen hanger mechanism, the combination with a window casingand a screen frame mounted therein, of a hanger member fastened to andextending above the upper edge of said frame and in that portion whichis above said frame having a longitudinal slot, and a supporting membercomprising a wire having a shank portion mounted in said casing abovesaid frame and having its other end bearing against said casing andintermediate of said other end and said shank having an eye which isinsertible through said slot, the upper edge of said eye being convexand extending upwardly and outwardly from said shank and adapted tosupport said hanger member and to hold it from outward horizontalmovement, the outer side of said eye having a recess spaced from saidcasing and adapted to receive said hanger member, said eye, when saidhanger member is in said recess, holding said hanger member in an openposition.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JAMES D. DYER.

